Game apparatus



April 14, 1925. 1,533,487

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Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED star PA'rsNr oer-ice. -J

WILLIAM LJW'HITE, OF NEWIB'URGH, YORK.

GAME APPARATUS.

Application filedfictober is, 1922. Serial No. 595,355.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. WHITE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Newburgh, in the county ofOrange and State of New York, have invented certaiiji new and usefulImprovementsin a Game Apparatuaof which the following is a specification.

This invention. relates to an improved game apparatus.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a gameapparatus prefer- In the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, and wherein similar referrence characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved game apparatus, showing variouselementsthereof in playing arrangement.

Figure 2 is a transverse cross sectional view, talten substantially onthe line 2-2 of Figure l. I

Figure 8 is an enlarged cross sectional view, taken substantially on theline 3-3 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown but thepreferred embodiment of this invention, the letterA generally designatesthe improved game apparatus, which principally comprises a play;- ingboard or casing B; members C designating individual players; and a ballor die element D.

Referring to the game board'B, the same comprises a playing floor 10 ofrectangular formation having the end and side walls 11 and 12respectively extending vertically upwardfrom the playing surface l l'ofthe floor or field 10 at the marginal edges thereof. The surface i l ofthe floor platelO is preferably provided with lines or similarcharacteristics designating a ball field. The diamond 15 of this ballfield is preferably which respectively.

ball field,

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laid outcentrally on the floor or playing board 10 being designatedbyparallel' lihes 16'. The infield provided bythed-iamoiid 15 isfurther. subdivided into substantially triangular shaped zones 17,18,19-

diesignate first -base,"sec- 0nd base, third, base, and-lhomefrun zones,for cooperation with I A rectangular tain lines. 18 adjacent thehomeplate ofsaid diamond provides substantially triangular shaped platdesignated by :eer-

encloses the diamond Y 15, and i and -20,

the-ballror die element zones 21and 22 designated as -st;rike 501113zones; certain other zones-23and 24, being provided upon each side ofthe 'secondbas'e which may be conveniently called; ballzones. A singlestrike zone 28 may be provided m'arglnallyabout the lines 18*? upon theplaying board B. In the outfieldgof thebase 29 and 30 may be designatedasstolen base the playing board depressions or pockets The floor portion10 of B is providedwith certain irregularlshaped; zones 1 33 inwardlyfrom the topsurfacellithereof, 5

which are substantiallylsquare or rectangular 1n formation, and whichare provided in each location of the base ball field atwvhichf a playernormally. stands, andwhich-are adapted for. receiving the playermembersifil.

Referring to the player members C, the same are preferably .formed; ofcardboard or analogous economical material,- and pref erably havepictures 36-of a ball player lithographed thereon, whichmaynbe' designated by indicia 37 Whichmay refer to. the name of a player or the teamupon-Which disposed. Thesecards C' are flatand polyg ona-l in formation,

the playing board B, so that the top surface 40 of each playing card Clies in the "same plane and flush with the top surface 14 of the playingboard tlojorlO. Error zones 491 and are adapted for, snug seating in thepockets 33 providedfln' includes spacing members 45 in order to providea series. of vertical pockets or slots l6, 47, 48 and LSadapted toremovably receive the playing cards or members C of a batting team.These pockets 4:6, 47, 4:8 and 49 may be respectively designated bysuitable indicia At bat, First base; Second base and Third base, whichmeans may be disposed upon the rack M: referring to the playing positionof the members of the batting they may depart slightly therefrom inorder to render the playing of a game as easy and flexible as possible.In starting the game, a player may-place the die member D on the playingfloor 10' rearwardly of the catchers position, and the playercont-rolling the batting team shoots or rolls the die member D into theplaying field in any approved man-' ner.

The person at bat is designated by that playing member C which isdisposed in the slot 46. Should the ball or die member D roll into zone18, designating secondbase,

the member C representing the ball player at the bat will then be movedto slot 48, thus keeping track of the players at bat who reach bases,'ina convenient manner. be next batter, as represented by a card C, isdisposed in the slot 46 and the person playing the game again rolls theball or die member D into the playing field. Should the ballD roll intozones 23 or 24, the batter will have one ball. The next attempt atrolling the member D entering eitl'ier zone 29 or 30, which indicatestolen bases for any players who might be on first, second or thirdbase, and thusadvance that player. The game is thus continued in manneraltogether similar to the playing of a base ball game, and the positionof the person at bat is determined by the location or zone into whichthe die member D is guided. Should the ball or die member D falldirectly upon a playing card C in the ball field, the batter will beout.

Various other rules can be promulgated,

O which have base ball players lithographed thereon. In this manner,pictures representing the players of various league teams may be used,affording considerable amusement and novelty in the determination of themanner in which the individual players may cooperate with the ballmember D in effective playing. Due to the skillful arrangement of theplaying member C in the socket 33 for the team in the field, the ball ordie member D may roll over the surface of the playing field againstliability of dislodgment of players, and not providing any obstructionsto hinder the travel of the die member D, so that a person playing thegame may attain considerable skill in placing of the die member D in aparticular zone or zones, either directly or by caroming off of thewalls 11 and 12.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be madeto the form of invention herein shown and described, without departingfrom the spirit of this invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A game comprising a playing board subdivided into zones designatingplays, movable player members, a playing element designating a balladapted for rolling over said playing board, and a base indicatingarrangement for a batting team disposed out of the bounds of the playingfield.

2. A game comprising a playing board having a base ball fielddesignation thereon and provided with pockets in the players fieldingposition thereon, detachable elements adapted for disposition in saidpockets in out of the way relation with respect to the playing surfaceof said field, I base indicating means for a batting team positioned outof the playing field, elements representing members of the batting teamand adapted to be removably held b the base indicating means, and a balelement adapted for utilization in determining playing by the battingand fielding teams.

8. A game comprising a playing board having a ball field laid outthereon, means providing for disposition of a fielding team, and meanson said board for selectively and movably receiving members of a battingteam in designation of plays made thereby.

4. A game comprising a playing board simulating a base ball fieldembodying side Walls, and a floor member, said floor memher having abase ball playing field designated on a portion thereon provided withcertain pockets depressed inwardly of the playing surface thereof inposition assumed by the players of a fielding team, said ball fieldbeing subdivided into a plurality of zones designating plays,substantially fiat card like members having indicia thereon representingplayers adapted for movable disposition in the pockets of said playingboard, and a rack member having a plurality of sockets thereindesignating playing positions of a batting team and adapted toprogressively receive members of said batting team, and a ball elementadapted for cooperation over the playing field for determiningpositioning of the members of the fielding and batting teams.

WILLIAM L. WHITE.

